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Hi!
I need help to make a search function to my program.
I want to search after Spyware (my program is an antispyware program) So then i need help with the search thing. I thought that maybe I must make a file or database with all the spyware names in. Then my program reads the names fro the file\database and search after it. Just think about a anti virus program that search after viruses. Could somebody help me with this




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  • Joao Talles

    the code you found is in VB6. Nothing to do with VB.NET. Here is how to iterate throught the files contained in a folder in VB.NET:


            For Each fileName As String In My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("c:\", FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories, "*.exe")
                Dim file As IO.FileInfo = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo(fileName)
                Debug.WriteLine(file.CreationTime)
                Debug.WriteLine(file.LastWriteTime)
                Debug.WriteLine(file.Length)
            Next

     



  • Manish Mishra

    you are gonna have to search for information in the internet for these subjects. You can't that kind of help in the forums. Search for instance on subjects like 'reading registry visual basic .net', 'using file system', 'read data from database' etc. All these are big subjects in programming. They can not be discussed in a forum.


  • JamesCandy

    you have to do some reading and check out some sample projects before starting building you application. Here is a great place to start:
    http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quickstart/winforms/
    Among others you will find how to access a database.


  • lenaserg

    Ok i understand, but the search function can u help me with that one It is really hard to find some examples of it...

  • IraW

    Ok thanks, it was very nice. Now i have that step clear... But how do I make it read from a database Is it very complicated This was a lot harder than i thought!

  • DVDMIAMI

    On which subject would you like help On how to store spyware info in a database and load this info On how to search for spyware in registry or file system


  • Participant

    That's no small request.  Some companies have spent years, trying to develop a good core to a file/virus search engines.

    Basically,
    1>Load Database
    2>Scan file, compare to database entries, mark file as bad if needed.
    3>scan next file.
    4>repeat
    5>go back and clean 'bad files'

    steps 2 and 3 are the real problem steps.  This would not be a very easy 'newb' project :)


  • CaimbulLeFou

    I need help on all those things... Newb in vb... can u please help me

  • cis_student

    Thanks! The site was very helpful! Big Smile

  • My_name_is_Mr_Tibs

    No this wont be a easy project... And im seeking a challenge.. :D Like challenges. I have nearly finished the design that I am very proud of, so now i am trying to get some code samples... Which is not easy... I found a code sample, that searches for a specific file in a specific drive\folder. That was the light in the tunnel... But the thing is, it is unstable in .net. But here, can someone look in the code and maybe help me to make it load from a database and search for the next file Or just search from the next file That would be great!
    Thx for the help so far mates!

    Look at this link to see the search code:
    http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_total_file_sizes.html

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